J.R. House - C - PiratesDr. James Andrews confirmed that J.R. House would need shoulder surgery. The procedure is scheduled for today.House has two tears in his labrum and one in his rotator cuff. He's expected to miss the season. Feb. 22 - 3:57 am etSource: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Okay, so this leaves 'Gramps' Santiago at catcher for the Pirates. Makes one wonder if Craig Wilson might spell the old-timer enough to gain C eligibility under Yahoo's new 5-game rule?
All I know is Wilson's value jumps exponentially if he can be plugged in at catcher. Any Pittsburgh denizens are welcome to weigh in with any info you're reading.

Well, I suppose it is possible they would throw Craig in to catch a few games if Benito gets hurt (or traded to a contender)...at least they would have his "bat" in the lineup and get Daryle Ward or whoever else in the game. I am hoping that Cota works out this year though...the guy has some pop but hasn't had enough AB to show what he can do.

I doubt they would bring up Doumit unless it was a September callup. For some reason we are now stockpiling catchers...Doumit, House, and Walker (last year's 1st round pick) are all C's.